Railway-tie and rail-fastener.



R. U. SHAY & P. P. BALEME.

RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTBNER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23, 1909.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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W ITNESSE R. G. SHAY & F. P. SALEME.

RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23, 1909.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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FIG)? a IZWVENTORS ATTORNEYS of such tie.

. slightly ditl'erent forms of tie.

ptnvrr srarns rarer r rron RALPH C. SHAY, OF WILKINSBURG, AND FRANK PAUL SALEME, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

iRAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented April 27. 1900,

To all whom. it may rorzrmn.

Be it known that we, RALPH U. SHAY and FRANK PAUL SALIJME, citizens of the United States, residing at \Villrinsburg, Allegheny county, State of Pennsylvania, and Altoona, Junie ta station, Blair county, State of Pennsylvania, respectively, have invented new and useful Ii'nprovements in Railway-'lies and ltail-l asteners, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to railway track construction, and more particularly to the construction of an improved metallic tie and rail fastener.

()ne object of the invention is to provide a metallic tie having means for gripplngthe.

road bed and ballast, so as to ctl'eetivelv prevent the tie from becoming displaced.

A further object of the invention topro vide a tie of the above character having improved means formed thereon for rigidl') holding the rails in position.

A further object is to provide a chair of this character so cmistruc-ted as to constitute a joint for the meeting ends of rails.

Astill further object is to provide an improved joint chair in which the rail ends will be securely held, but which at the same time will permit of the. free expansion and contraction of the rails, due to changes in tempera-- ture.

with the above and other objects in view, and to improve generally upon the details of construction of such devices, our invention consists in the combination and arrangemen t of parts iwrei'uat'ter described and illustrated in the aeeom auying drawings, in wlnelr Figure l is a perspective view of our improved tie alone. parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the under side Fig. 3 is a plan view of a frag, ment of track illustrating the use of two Fig. 4 a cross section on an enlarged scale on the line 4--4 of Fig. 31. Fig. 5 is an end elevation on an enlarged scale. of our improved tie SllOWlIlf two rail ends in position thereon. Fig. (i is a fragmentary plan of the same, parts being broken away. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary, pee spective view showing the details of con struetion of the rail chair, and, Fig. a

perspectivoview of an insert hereinafter described.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and

. pocket or with a series of l more particularly to Figs. 1 and? thereof, it

will be seen that our improved metallic tie,

which is preferably cast, is of substantially T-shape in cross section, and comprises a base 1, and a centrally extending, it jeeting flange 2. formed'rail chairs 3 and 4 are provided. By reference to Figs. and 5, it will be seen that the base of the tie is coneaved downward, as shown at 5, and at each end of the tie on its lower surface, we form ballast engaging pockets, as clearly shown in Fig." 2. These pockets are preferably V-shaped, and are formed of a pair of converging walls 6 and 7, whichform a pyramid-shaped cavity or pocket, opening outwardly and downwardly from the bottom of the tie..- \Ye may provide each end of the tie with a single such such pockets, as shown at 8 and 9 in Fi 's. 2 and 3.

wardly pro- .In Fig. 3, we have filustrated the use of a tie of the type shown in Figs. 1 and 2 in such places as joints in the rails occur, and have shown a slightly different form of tie, designated by the reference character 1, for use at such places as the rails are continuous. These two forms of tie ditl'er sli 'htly in. the particulars hereinafter pointer out. \Ve preferably cut away the tie at its middle, as at 24, so as to increase its stability and nevent its becoming center bound. The c air 3 has an integrally formed, upwardly projeeting fish plate 3, which engages the head and base of the rail ends on one side. The chair is also provided with rojecting lugs 18 and It), which engage loosely with notches formed in the sides of the base flanges of the rail ends, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6. 'lhe rails are held in position by means of a lish plate 1], which is adapted to overlie the base flange of the rails, and which has a rail head engaging portion 11 The lower edge of the fish plate 1] is wedge-shaped longitmlinally, and forms an under cut slidin connection, as at 15, with a groove forinet in the base plate 10, of thechairr After the parts are assembled, the fish plate 11 is insorted in the grooveand driven up tightly, thus binding the-rail ends together, and rigidly clamping them between the plates 11 and 3.

By reference to Fig. 3,' it will be seen that the above description appliesto the end of the tie which carries the joint/between meeting rail ends, such as A and B At the'o her Near its cm s, integrally .the longer.

yided with a longitudinally extending groove end of the tie, however, we provide 'two wedge-shaped fish plates ll and 11, which slide in grooves formed in base plates to and 10 respectively. By thus providing the wedge-shaped plates on both sides of the rail C, we are enabled to lirst rigidly secure the meeting ends of the. rails A and B in position, and then by manipulating the iish plates 11 and 11", to secure the proper gage adjustment of the two rails. The tie shown in the upper part of Fig. 3, where no rail joint occurs, dii'l'ers only from that just described, in that it is substantially of the same width throughout, and the chair arrangeI-nent is not so heavy or massive as in the joint construction. It will be seen, however, that-the same principle is carried out in providing a single wet ge-shaped 'iish plate at one end of the tie, coi'iperating with fixed abutment, and apair of such plates at the other end of the-tie. in order to secure the adj ust-nent. In practice, it is preferable to lay the ties with the double fish plate ends extending alternately in opposite directions. in order to lock the wedge-shaped iish plates in osition and prevent them from becoming loosened by the vibration to which they are subjected, we )ivot ".pon each a pawl 12,- normally urged, by means of a spring; 13, toward the teeth of a ratchet 14, lived to the base plate 10. As the lish plate is driven up, the I pawl engages successive teeth ol the ratchet,

and linally locks the plate in its ultimate position. it will be observed that no bolts or other fastening devices, extending through the rail ends and lish plates, are employed. The rail ends are simply clamped 'between the fish plates, and rest easily in the chair, so that the necessary expansion and cont raction may readily take place. For this reason, quite a large gap would frequently occur between the meeting ends of the rails, and this would cause excessive v bration in the rolling-stocl and rapid deterioration of the rails. To obviate this, we employ the construction shown in the drawings, and more particularly in Figs. 4, 5 and (3 thereof.

13y reference to these figures, it will be seen that we employ a filler block or insertbetween the rail ends. This insert is preferably formed of hardened steel, and as shown in Fig. 8, is of substantially the same cross sectional shape as the rail itself. This insert 1), however, ias, projecting from opposite sides of its web, lugsor ribs 1.5, It), the rib 15 being The fixed lish plate 3 is prob", and with a notch 1.7, into which the lug or rib l5 is'adapted to lit, when the parts are assembled. The base plate of the chair I is also provided at its center with a groove or channel. 20, in which the base 21ol" lheinsert D snugly seats.

' In operation, the u iper surface of the insort D is flush with the tread of the rails A l l l l l l l l and B, as shown in Fig. 5, and the lish plate ll abuts against the rib 1c of the insert in suchjuianner that the insert is rigidly clamped between the lish plates is and it, as clearly shown in iig. i. By reference to rig. 6,it will be seen that the lish plates have internally projecting portions 32%, adjacent the insert, and are cut-away throughout the rest of their length, as shown at 22, so that they do not come in contact with the web of the rails at all. Thus the insert is lirmly held in position, and takes the thrust due to the wedgeshaped lishplates,so that the rail ends themselves will be free tomove under the inlluence of expansion and contraction.

It will thus be seen that we have provided a strong and simple metallic tie so formed as to positively grip the road bed and ballast, and maintain itself in position. it will also be seen that we have m-ovided an improved chair and joint in coiniection-with such a tie, in which a smooth tread at the rail joints is insured, and in which the rails themselves are rigidly held against lateral movement, while at the same time they are permitted to respond to variations in temperature, and

it is therelore thought that the numerous advantages of our invention will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art.

What weclaim is;

1. it metallic railway tie of substantially inverted T-shapc in cross-section, the base thereof being concave, and provided at each end thereof with pyramid-shaped pockets opening outwardly and downwardly, and adapted to engage the road-bed.

2. metallic railway tic coin )rising a concave base having a longitudinally extending, centrally dispostal, upstanding web, said base having at the end thereof a downwardly and outwardly extending pocket formed of a pair ol' triangular converging flanges, projecting from the lower surface of said base, such llangcs adapted to penetrate the material of the road-bed.

:3. A metallic railway tie having a rail chair at each end thereof, part of which is formed integral with said tie, a single wedge shaped lish-plate securing one rail in position, and a pair of similar lish-plates, securin the other rail, one on each side thereof, whereby the lirsl rail may be clamped in position, and the proper gage adjustment secured by manipulating the lish-plates on each side of the ot ier Fall.

-'I. A metallic railway tie having rail chairs l'orlned integral therewith, one of said chairs having an integral lish-plate on one side and a lish-plate guide, on the other side of the rail seat, and the other chair having lish plate guides on both sides of the, rail seat, and wedge-shaped lish-plates co-o )erating with each of said guides, one such p ate clam )ing the rail between itself and the integral p ate, and the other two plates clamping the rail 5 but unattached thereto, and a between them, whereby proper adj ustment of the rails may be secured;

5. A metallic railway tie having rail chairs formed integral therewith,each of such chairs comprising a fish plate uide, in combination with wedge shaped fis plates cooperatin with said guides to clamp the rail, each 0 such plates carrying a sprlng pressed pivoted pawl, and a ratchet secured tothe chair adj acent said guide, cooperating with said pawl, to lock the plate in position.

6. The combination with a rail chair, and a pair of rail. ends secured therein, of an in sert or filler block located between said rails air of fish plates between which said rail on s and insert are clamped, the web of said insert being thicker than the web of said rails andserving to receive the thrust exerted by said fish plates. I

7. The combination with a rail chair, and the meeting ends of two rails secured therein, of an insert disposed between saidrails but unattached thereto, said insert being of substantially the same cross-section as said rails,'and having oppositely dis need In B projecting from the web' thereo', and fis plates embracing saidinsert and rail ends,

'one of said plates having a'notch adapted to- I and serving to maintain the same in position.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RALPH c. SHAY. FRANK PAUL SALEME;

4 Witnesses. I

S. B. HAmi, C. B. Sll fl. 

